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TO  THE  MERCHANTS,  BANKERS  AND  OTHERS 


OF  THE  CONFEDERATE  STATES  OF  AMERICA : 


There  ire  two  great  objects  wl  eh  we  desire  a 
resoll  of  tbe  momentous  strti  ■  which  I e  now  pend- 
ing,   ■  ireial  ami  n- 
naii'  I 

The  first  h  1   :ind    under 
the  direction  of  the  ablest  mind*  m  our  Confedt 

and  with  (he blest  to  be  rapidly 

■ 

and  Id  our  estimation  thi  I  Important, 

. 

Inglosl  by  tl  re    ay  well 

digi  -  fdtltfl  attainmeLt, 

We  ■■  and 

our  country,  !>•  seek to  awaken  o  the 

Incalculable  Impoi 

'iiptly  mi:-  ell  f  jtiipptil   lor  I  he   com 

,  our  plans  tnorou  ed  and  well 

matured,  that  by  prompt 

ni  shall  be  m  '<!■■.  we  -! 

nut   'uly  politically,  but 
commercially  and  Qi 

Have  wo  do!  the  '■kill  and  energy  in  our  I 
which  is  oeediul  lo  condui  t  ooi 

cm  to  re- 
main in  tbe  band  hers. 
Shall  the  pr  trade  with 
■  i   Hoi    into  i  he  ban 
nical  to  ourpeaceand  welfare,  or  shall 
the  1"                                                                      i   by  us  and 

Mien  ? 

ide  by 
sfer  to.  and 
engross  aim*  rn  trade  in 

their  own  hands.  Our  institution*  have  been dei 
to  the  world  in  the  hope  that  by  tht-  m<  ing  they  m 
drive  from  us  the  9 j  il   na- 

,  and  obstruct,  If  not  wholly  t>rcvcntr/a>vrt 
between  as  and  tbem. 
Witt  tl    time  we  should 

awaken  to  the  vital  Importance  isc  a  id  do 

icct  J 
Oncol  th<  wa  i  ol   thi  ■ 

llahmenl  of  d  countries— imme- 

diately opon  the  openlog  of  th<  ,  i;  Confeder- 

acy—ia  the  Diet  that  oar  Merchants  are   comparatively 
unknown  in  ■  ,■  no  credit  • 

i   there.    Although. 


... 

bet* ii  ■  late  United  States  and   those  nations  for 

more  tban  a  half  century  j  In    i  ml  commer- 

cial sense,  we  are  nnfcnowu  to  each  other— our  bills  ot 

lange  bavlngbeen  drawn  by  Northern  House 
the  •■  .  of  their  productions  consumed  by  us— 

imported  through  the  same  channi  I— so  litth  have  we 
n  in  these  trat  t years  weald  to. 

required  fn  the  on  of  events,  tobtlldup 

thai  ti  ablish  thai  confidence  w  I 

lutcly  nci       i  ■  ii rclal  trai  9a<   toi       vhflt] 

fonndi  , 

tt  i  ■  iv,   tint  Borne  i  extraordinary  D 

i  i  ■  ■  ised,  to  enable  us:  to  fn 

from  i  illf    and 

imiei-  -,!■.••  old 

channel  a*  eoon  as  our  ports  an   i 

l)  mil  products,  other  lluin  our -rear 
!  now  a    t  i  the  ui'ild,  and 
the  :  i  trade 

with  us,  and  we  should  all  uniU   "»t  tfforU  In  tic  pro- 
motion ol  Ihit  gr<  at  work. 

W<  tc  the  Merchants,  Bank- 

ers and  oth  meet  us  in 

on  thi   I   :  ii  day 

put  puse  of  del  is  ing  some  plan 

tabllshlng  a  in  con- 

i  and  J       .   n   i      nti  lee, 

which  ile  and  avail  iring 

to  nso  it.  ami  which   will  also  command  the  hearty  sup* 

port  i).  i  i,  iv. 

We  earnestly  invite  tht 
the  press  of  the  Confodei 

ject  lully  before  thj  peoplo  and  the  prestm  c  ■ 
membi  aed. 

U'e  would  also,  n   pi   tfullj  trious 

Chaui  other  Sot  ieties  \*  ithin  the 

ii/ed  for  similar  purposes      the  pro- 

proprloty  ol  appointing Oommlttoes  at  an  eaily  day  for 

thopnrpose  of  a  due  ami  deli  bora  c  on  of 

to  be 
eting. 
'fully, 
.     WM.  B.  JOUNflTOX,  l'ie-i.rt. 
.  I  hambci  ol  I 
IIknkv  L.  is*  ( 

i  Chamber  of » 'omt 
Hi  nTtb,  1861, 


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